[HQ Ignorance] Scene 103: White Moon Revolutionaries

[Nic Hughes]

Lev Lafayette wrote:
> On Tue, 2010-01-12 at 22:15 +0000, Nic Hughes wrote:
>
>   
>> All the same he would need their help so he had better go with them and 
>> keep his eyes open just in case anything interesting did happen.
>>
>>     
>
> At the village Res Publica bores you to tears with elaborate but well
> meaning models of a White Moon peaceful democracy where the invasions
> conducted by the Lunars are replaced by missionaries to foreign lands to
> teach them the error of violent ways. During the discussion, the white
> doves released earlier in the day return! Aalmon is quite amazed;
> apparently these White Moon cultists do have some notable magic and are
> well connected.
>
> Res Publica coos to them for a while and responds. "King Bryon has made
> his peace with the Lunars through his proxy, Praxelite of the Empire of
> the Sun. They seek no further aggression, although among some of his
> number there are murmurs that they should send warriors to protect the
> Orlanthi in Riskland."
>
> "This is a matter of some debate to us, oh leader. Do we seek peace with
> chaos? What is your opinion?"
>
> "As for Dranz Goloi, we could receive no message. The battle for Oraya
> is already under way. One one hand Jar-Eel has reinforced the city, and
> on the other settlers in the Redlands have joined the Nomads. We have
> operates in both camps. What do you recommend?"
>
> "You made mention that you wished to meet with you friends? Where are
> they? Where do you wish to travel to spread the end of war?"
>
>
>   

Like many an old soldier Aalmon treats the boring lecture as a perfect 
opportunity to stock up on food, not knowing when he would next have the 
chance.

He listens to the comments and questions of Res Publica while munching 
away and sometime stuffing one of the more durable looking pieces of 
food into his saddlebags. When he senses that the priest is beginning to 
run out of questions he washes down a mouthful with a cup of water then 
finally replies.

"There are many prophesies, too many to count and some you might not 
know of. The Devil is coming for one thing. I know because I am 
prophesied to be there in the last desperate battle and it seems I have 
a part to play there. This is part of what makes the peace, or it is if 
the rebels have travelled to hell to make their peace with the Emperor 
and are by his side waiting for the Devil to fall howling amongst them 
when chaos does its part by turning back on itself. In the meantime 
should you send emissaries to the chaos army? I cannot stay to guide you 
so all I can say is that the part that chaos plays in remaking the world 
into a peaceful one is not like the part that others play, chaos is 
contrary and its role in this may be that it must try to cause horror 
and destruction for the opposite to be created."

"As for the others do not confuse peace with a mere lack of war, any 
more than you would think that light is the same as a mere absence of 
darkness. If the swords are not dripping blood in the South right now 
then that is good time to make peace but it must still be made. That 
truce sounds like the sort of thing Jareena would do but you cannot rely 
on her still being there to answer every hot-head, I think she will have 
moved on by now. In the Redlands the Empire mistook a truce for peace 
for too long and now the price will be paid, it was never anything more 
than the truce of a bitter and defeated foe waiting to re-gather their 
strength and for the time to be right. In the Redlands the task will be 
all the harder because a warriors blood runs hot in the midst of battle. 
If you try to stand between the warring sides both will cut you down for 
your interference, seek out those who might be willing to walk the path 
of peace that lets men accept that others have their place in the world 
without being conquered. Make them your allies before you take any other 
action."

"Unless you have a friendly moon-boat captain nearby I think it is 
almost time for me to try to open the paths across the stars to try to 
rejoin the others of my group. By now they will be either in the city of 
Lei Tabor or close to it, so once more I will have to cross the greater 
part of Genertela. Oh well, I should be used to it by now. I doubt if I 
will  be able to stay in contact, unless you could show me how those 
doves of yours travel so far and so fast."

Nic
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